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Win a Book Wednesday: “Damnation Island”

Win a Copy of "Damnation Island" by Stacy Horn

photo of the book "Damnation Island" next to a cup of coffee

About "Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad and Criminal in 19th Century New York"

Damnation Island is a bleak yet gripping look at life on Blackwell Island in the 19th century. The island housed NYC’s poor, insane, and criminal in close proximity. The facilities often used incarcerated inmates to act as nurse to the island’s most vulnerable.

Horn interweaves horrendous stories of mistreatment and misdiagnoses with the valiant efforts of activists and journalists such as Nellie Bly. This is a macabre depiction of the realities of 19th century institutional life in NYC.

Reviewed for you by Karen S., Materials Management Librarian.

Want to Win this Book?

  • Leave a comment below on Wednesday, April 3, and share the name of the book you're reading this week.
  • Everyone who leaves a comment here, on Facebook OR Twitter will be entered into a random drawing (Library employees are not eligible). Please only enter in one place.
  • The winner will be contacted by email on Thursday, April 4.
  • The winner can pick up their prize at the Library location of their choice.

Win a Book Wednesdays takes place twice a month. Prize books are Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) of books that will be added to the Library collection within the next month, and can already be found in the Library catalog as "on order."

ARCs are uncorrected proofs given to the Library for review purposes only, and are not for sale.

April 24, 2018 by Web Editor

Filed Under: News

Reader Interactions

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  1. Liane Paulson says

    April 25, 2018 at 7:32 AM

    I gave my children “Peace is Every Step” by Thich Nhat Hanh. I had heard it as an audio book and it was so peaceful and meaningful I wanted to share. I do not tend to buy books because I love the library so much, but I even bought a copy for myself.

    • Jane F Green says

      April 25, 2018 at 9:02 AM

      I gave my sister and her one-year-old a copy of Journey by Aaron Becker. My family has been utterly transfixed by this wordless story. The illustrations are beautiful, the narrative is moving, and the world is captivating. I’m personally obsessed with the story.

    • Patty Gibson says

      April 25, 2018 at 9:39 AM

      News of the World – loved this book so much that I read it twice in two weeks.

  2. Gretchen Schumaker says

    April 25, 2018 at 9:22 AM

    She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton

  3. Kirstin says

    April 25, 2018 at 10:03 AM

    Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson

  4. Kate D says

    April 25, 2018 at 10:06 AM

    One of the last books I gave as a gift was: Furriously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson. A great read about a personal account of struggles with mental health.

  5. Stephanie Mendes says

    April 25, 2018 at 10:12 AM

    Love a book give away. Last book I gave as a gift was What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton. I gave it to my daughter who is running for state delegate in Connecticut.

  6. Jamie Krovontka says

    April 25, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    I gave my brother Lincoln in the Bardo and Illuminae as birthday gifts.

  7. Carmen Mendoza says

    April 25, 2018 at 12:49 PM

    When my friend Claire decided to leave the DC area in search for herself, I gave her The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I thought she needed a bit of inspiration.

  8. Sally Adldoost says

    April 25, 2018 at 2:04 PM

    Moo; a novel to my best friends 13 year old daughter. 😊

  9. Hope OKeeffe says

    April 25, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    I bought two copies of Mama Do You Love Me, one for each of two friends having new daughters.

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